Haiti
This short film from the Perspective series highlights social and economic development in Haiti circa 1957. It depicts customs and traditions used to pass along the history of a people, and offers a look into their daily
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This short film from the Perspective series highlights social and economic development in Haiti circa 1957. It depicts customs and traditions used to pass along the history of a people, and offers a look into their daily
A travelogue of Port-au-Prince, Haiti concentrating on the daily life and rhythm of tropical island life.
The film depicts life in Port-au-Prince amid the fall of the government and social uncertainty, creating a feverish, dreamlike portrait of the city. Through intimate portraits of residents grappling with the daily strugg
A poignant sand animation inspired by the devastating 2010 earthquake in Haiti. Through shifting images drawn in sand, the film depicts the disaster, the suffering of its victims, and the human tragedy left in its wake,
Haiti Speaks uncovers what neither centuries of colonialism, debt, discrimination or natural disaster could destroy: The depth of the Haitian spirit. Call it pride. Call it spirit. Call it hope. Whatever it is, you feel
Writer and cineast Jørgen Leth is the fascinated observer of a country where reality often seems surreal and resembles fiction. Haïti’s history is written in blood. Voodoo plays an important role in politics. Death and h
New York's Haitian community take it to the bridge to protest a year of mortal policing, Easter 2000
J.A. Bayona portraits in "9 days in Haiti" the daily life of the Caribbean country and how it struggles against poverty, with the help of children of school IDP camp Corail-Cesselesse.
This film chronicles the turbulent gang war and the spiraling violence happening on the ground in Haiti and attempts to cut through the hype surrounding Chérizier, the former police officer-turned-gang chieftain at the c
A love letter to a place that will forever be home, a visual ode, and a farewell to a neighborhood that is rapidly changing due to the forces of gentrification and Miami’s housing crisis.
A successful German overseas merchant with a plantation in Haiti is looking for a suitable wife in Hamburg and comes across a barmaid from the Reeperbahn with an illegitimate child. He wants to marry her, but she does no
A magical fable weaves together the lives of three different people in Haiti five years after a devastating earthquake.
Documentary from Isabelle DePelteau and Dan Shannon
“Adopting Haiti” is a documentary by filmmaker Timothy Wolfer about the struggle of the Maison des Enfants de Dieu orphanage and the 135 children who called it home. “Adopting Haiti” shines a light on a side of the Haiti
Canada, once seen by Haitians as a constructive partner, conspired with the United States and France in 2003 to topple the democratically-elected government. Seven years in the making, Elaine Brière’s film meticulously r
Telethon concert in support of relief organizations dedicated to assisting victims of the earthquake that struck Haiti on 12 January 2010.
Three years after the catastrophic 2010 Haiti earthquake, Marie Thérèse returns to her homeland to meet her husband Paul. Unbeknownst to her, Paul lost his memory after the earthquake and is now in a relationship with an
Wife goes on voodoo retreat to Haiti to get revenge on husband
In September 2009 the Icelandic Search and Rescue team receive an emergency call from the Republic of Thule. An earthquake has destroyed the capital of Cave Town. The population is 1.5 million. Thule does not have armed